Codan Limited

Last week, Codan was proud to team up with Hills Biodiversity to plant 500 native trees and plants at the Mt Barker Springs Water Reserve in the Adelaide Hills. Thirty years ago the Mt Barker Springs site, also known as Drovers’ Rest, was thriving with native grasses, forbs and sedges. Recently the land has been heavily grazed, reducing native vegetation and enabling exotic plants to thrive and the soil to degrade. A significant regeneration project is now underway at the site, led by the fantastic team at Hills Biodiversity, which is focused on restoring the native grassland and enhancing the local biodiversity of Mt Barker Springs. This activity aligns with Codan’s commitment to support initiatives that create a positive environmental impact on the wider community. Our employees had a fantastic time planting at the site and contributing to this worthwhile restoration project.🌱

Today, Codan celebrates 65 years. 🎉   Thank you to our employees, shareholders and stakeholders for their unwavering support.

⚽🏎️ It isn't just the world's top athletes and motorsports teams being broadcast with Domo tech! These meerkats are on the lookout for our Sapphire Camera-Back Encoders soon to be in use by WildEarth TV!  🌿🎥 We'll keep you posted with their scene-stealing antics all in superior quality video! Whether it's a thrilling game, or a serene wildlife encounter, Domo Broadcast Systems delivers the tech you need to capture clear, crisp images no matter the location or the ruggedness of the terrain. 📡🌍

As the Codan Health Improvement Program (CHIP) comes to a close for the year, we would like to acknowledge and celebrate the incredible participation from all of our employees globally. The program aims to have a positive impact on individuals mental and physical wellbeing by encouraging people to take part in short health checks, fitness and wellness activities onsite, and promote healthy eating. Fresh fruits were made available in all of our Zetron offices globally, while Head Office in Adelaide had a nutritionist onsite to conduct individual nutrition and stress counselling sessions; and the Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) office in Solent embraced a wellness day, featuring zinc taste testing and body composition testing. In the Ashburn office, a walking group formed despite the cold weather, and the walking group from last year's program continued at Head Office in Adelaide. There was a fantastic turn out at the Redmond office for the Women Empower Virtual 5K in April, raising funds for 911der Women, a nonprofit charity that offers mental health and wellness resources, training, career development and outreach to 911 responders. Thank you to everyone who participated in the program and contributed to its success. We look forward to facilitating the program next year.

Codan is proud to partner with Youth Opportunities Australia Ltd and continue our commitment to support disadvantaged groups within the communities our businesses operate.

Our CEO and Managing Director Alfonzo Ianniello was invited to take part in a presentation and Q&A at Teaminvest's meeting at the Adelaide National Wine Centre today, followed by morning tea and an opportunity to meet Teaminvest members. Thankyou to Teaminvest for facilitating the session.

✈️ Last month, Codan's Board travelled to our Zetron, Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) and Minelab Metal Detectors offices in the UK and Dubai. In addition to sharing business updates with each division, the trip was an excellent opportunity for the Board to engage with our people and gain valuable insights through product demonstrations and presentations.

Congratulations to the recipient of the Codan Playford Trust Scholarship for 2024, Michael Lee. This scholarship is awarded to an outstanding student commencing third-year, fourth-year or Honours in electronic engineering, signal processing or physics, and having an interest in sensing systems. Michael has the opportunity to undertake paid work experience at Codan, with the aim to help him develop skills and knowledge and enhance his industry experience. He will work on projects in a collaborative environment, actively contributing and drawing on the experience of others. For more information on this scholarship, click below. 📸 Philip Wahrlich Chief Scientist at Minelab Metal Detectors and recipient Michael Lee.

This month, Codan was invited to participate as an industry partner in the University of South Australia STEM Girls Academy Creative Challenge. The Creative Challenge is an authentic learning experience in which schoolgirls from Years 9 and 12 are invited to solve a real-world problem posed by industry partners. The challenge is based around the problem-solving mindset Design Thinking. Design Thinking is a human-centered mindset in which people apply transdisciplinary skills to solve complex problems. It combines a series of steps which can guide you to think as a designer, sparking ideas that can lead to innovation. Through the STEM Girls Academy, students learn this methodology in a series of workshops, where they are guided and mentored by industry professionals to solve a problem presented to them. With Vanessa Nery, Technical Author at Codan | Domo Tactical Communications and Joey MacDougall, In-House Legal Counsel at Codan leading our challenge workshops, students were asked "How can we use IP Mesh networks to improve the lives of people living in remote and rural areas in Australia?". We were impressed by the solutions presented back by students which were creative and functional means of using IP Mesh in rural areas to improve networks for dispatching medical/fire/police aid, better access to educational resources for students, and creating remote solutions for agricultural needs. We are delighted to be involved in an initiative that aligns with Codan's commitment to encourage, promote and develop all students, regardless of gender, age, family status, culture, ethnicity, and religion to pursue a career in STEM. Thank you to UniSA and well done to all the students! 💡 📸 City West and Mawson Lakes campus workshops.

Great to attend Macquarie Group’s 26th Australia Conference in Sydney last week. Over three days, the conference attracts more than 800 institutional investors and features presentations from over 110 top Australian and New Zealand companies. Our CEO and Managing Director Alfonzo Ianniello is pictured taking part in a fireside chat at the event 📸